SNOW COURSE:  LOWE RIVER

				ID NUMBER = 45M03
				ELEVATION = 425 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  61 deg.  7 min.
				LONGITUDE = 145 deg. 49 min.

	REMARKS -	SMALL OPENING CUT OUT OF DENSE ALDER UNDERSTORY OF SPRUCE/COTTONWOOD FOREST.  NO WIND EFFECTS.  COURSE ALTERED SLIGHTLY IN 1977.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
72                                 2/29  50  14.4 3/28  60  16.5 4/28  56  17.9
73                                 EST   41  10.6 3/27  42  11.3 5/01  20   7.5
74                                 2/27  38   8.7 3/27  34   9.3 4/30  17   5.2

75                                 2/27  55  16.8 3/27  58  17.3 4/28  37  15.4
76                                 2/26  50  13.5 3/29  55  15.6 4/28  38  13.4
77                                 2/24  64  21.7 3/29  73  23.5 4/27  63  24.3
78                                 2/27  42  10.4 3/29  42  12.7 4/25  21   8.1
79                                 3/01  43  12.3 3/29  57  18.2 4/26  44  15.3

80                                 2/27  64  21.2 4/01  66  23.4 4/29 052  19.0
81                                 3/02  47  13.5 4/01  51  16.5 4/30  34  13.0
82                                 3/01  40  10.5 3/31  45  13.9 4/30  34  11.1
83                  2/01  45  10.5 3/01  50  12.9 3/28  47  14.1 4/27  36  12.7
84                  1/31  44  10.3 2/29  61  16.7 3/28  49  17.1 5/01  32  13.0

85                  1/28  31   8.5 2/25  50  11.1 3/27  65  19.5 4/29  52  18.6
86                  1/27  31   9.0 2/25  46  12.5 3/31  48  14.4 4/30  34  12.4
87                  1/28  58  17.8 2/27  72  23.5 3/31  63  23.5 4/27  42  18.5
88                  2/04  39  11.0 3/02  57  16.8 4/01  61  21.2 4/28  42  16.6
89                  2/03  57  14.8 3/02  52  16.0 4/01  48  15.5 4/29  15   6.5

90                  2/01  71  20.0 3/02  92  24.4 3/28  75  24.2 4/26  49  19.3
91                  2/02  44  10.7 3/08  54  16.8 4/05  50  17.8 5/02  22   8.7
92   1/07  47   9.4 2/04  53  14.9 3/06  63  18.7 4/07  58  22.0 4/30  41  16.0
93                  2/09  70  16.5 2/25  57  16.8 4/01  54  19.8 4/29  23   8.6
94                  1/28  45  10.7 2/28  45  11.7 4/03  48  13.0

95                  2/02  51  12.2 3/03  50  15.0 3/31  59  18.5 5/04  14   5.0
96                  2/02  13   3.2 3/04  39  10.0 4/03  40  14.0 5/01  16   5.9
97                  2/04  38   6.7 3/06  35   9.5 4/01  39  10.1 5/07   0   0.0
98                  2/03  52  14.1 3/06  56  16.7 4/06  43  13.2 5/06   2   0.5
99                  2/02  52  12.5 3/02  47  13.6 4/01  63  18.0 5/05  32  12.7

00                  2/02  78  18.2 3/01  64  21.4 4/03  60  22.0  
01                  2/05  44  11.2 3/02  54  14.8 3/27  53  17.6 5/04  34  12.8
02   1/03   36  7.2 2/02  45  11.7 3/05  61  16.9 4/02  53  18.0 5/03  37  14.0
03                  1/30  35   9.6 3/03  43  12.8 4/01  42  14.5 5/04   0   0.0
04                  1/29  44  11.7 2/27  47  15.0 3/31  62  17.9 4/29  35  14.1

05                  1/28  44  10.8 2/25  61  16.5 4/01  61  16.9 4/29  26   9.4


FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS

                                                
                                                                                 
                                                                                    

1971-2000 average (estimated if less than 30 years) depth and sw (snow water equivalent):
                          46  11.8       53  15.1       54  17.1       30  12.0